How to Read Chinese Paintings

Name: How to Read Chinese Paintings
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ISBN: 9780300141870

ISBN-10: 0300141874

ISBN-13: 9780300141870

Edition: 2008

Authors: Maxwell K. Hearn, N.Y.) Staff Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York

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The Chinese often use the expressiondu hua, 0;to read a painting,1; in connection with their study and appreciation of such works. This volume closely 0;reads1; thirty-six masterpieces of Chinese painting from the encyclopedic collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in order to reveal the major characteristics and themes of this rich pictorial tradition. The book examines multiple layers of meaning-style, technique, symbolism, past traditions, and the artist7;s personal circumstances-through accessible texts and numerous large color details. A dynastic chronology, map, and list of further readings supplement the text. Spanning a thousand years of Chinese art, these landscapes, flowers,…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 8/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 0.93" wide x 1.20" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English